Water pipe smoking among public versus private university students in Ankara, Turkey: an online survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Water pipe smoking has become a global public health problem as its popularity increased over time, especially among youth. The objective of our study was to estimate water pipe tobacco smoking prevalence and to assess socioeconomic factors associated with ever water pipe smoking by public and private university students in Ankara, Turkey.

Methods

This descriptive study was based on a survey conducted among public (n=2685) and private (n=2485) university students via an online questionnaire on demographics and water pipe consumption patterns. For every student in the sample, a socioeconomic status index was calculated using principal component analysis. Binary logistic regressions for the outcome variable of ever-using water pipe yielded estimates of adjusted odds

SUBMITTER: Caner A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9233815 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature